Axle-support.



. H. C. WAITE.v

AXLE SUPPORT.

Y APPLICATION FILED Nov; 22, 1911. 1,144,513.

Patented June 29, 191.5.

//\/ VEN TORI J Y l I Qg HIS ATTORNEY IN FACT.

fragmentary COEPOBAIION OF NEW JERSEY.

arrests.

Application-filed Hoverater 1911.

To all whom, it may; concern:

Be it known that l, HARRY C. Wary. a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lewistown, in the county of Fergus and State of Montana, have made a new and usefill-Invention in Axle-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicles, and more particularly to an axle support.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means for mounting an axle, as, for example, the front axle of the vehicle, so that it will be free to accommodate itself to road conditions, and to he so connected to the frame that strains or stresses will directly taken on the frame of the vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to vide a yielding mounting for the axle, and so construct the whole that the axle will he resiliently connected to the frame in an cient manner.

Qther objects and advantages of my in vention will appear hereinafter, it hein understoodthat changes in form, proportion and minor details of construction of the in vention may he resorted to without departing' from the spirit of the invention or sac rificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings illustrating one emhodi- .ment of my invention, Figure 1 is an elc vational view of one end of vehicle to which my invention is attached: Fig. 2 is an end View of the same; and Fig. 3 is a plan of the spring cylinder mounting.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals of reference: 1 and 2 designate the side bars of a vehicle frame curved toward each other and attached to a cylinder, to he referred to hereafter; 4: designates the axle carrying the vehicle wheels 5 and 6 in the usual manner. The axle and the frame are yioldingly secured together by a spring mechanism here illustrated as comprising a cylinder 7 fastened to the frame in any well known manner;

a 8 designates a piston or spring seat having a bifurcated end 9, the arms 10 and 11 of which straddle the axle land are spaced si itable distance on either side thereof.

"Passing through an opening in the axle t issza pin 12, which also passes through the Specification oi Letters Ttat 1" is secured thereto nor. The pin 12 a .n enlarged center so that there may in any w has a sli 55.

the llfl orwrcated of the spring seat or the piston one end of the hall and n the brackets and one are secured example, the .1 relation to the .rhe radius rods o. no longitudinal cent obvious the axle vyto tile TEIl'fllTlfi with reference to ten- 89 radius rods e rrarne in so e axle is conslide "forth between the hit'un catcd arms, i may tilt vertically to accorrnnodate itself rozd conditions.

"While have specifically described one preferred o ro. oi. any invention, it is ob-- vious that device talre other forms ng; -from the generic features 5 Having I claim is:

1. a vehicle, combination of a frame having; side members terminating in a cylinder memher connecting said side members, an axis, a plunger having a relatively pivotal movement with respect to said axle and arrange a to more in said cylinder, and a spring within. said. cylinder and hearing 2? ieeme axle, and a radius rod connection between said-frame anti axle.

In thestimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 6th day of November, 1911v HARRY O. "WAITE.

Witnesses:

' C. G. WILLIAMSQN,

H, H" 'O'ITMAN. 

